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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

During a recent coaching visit as part of ongoing work with Quest Academy Junior High School, I witnessed a co-taught experience that was implemented exceptionally well. Had it not been for principal Nicki Slaugh informing me that she was the TA, I would have just assumed she was a special education teacher.

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Better Feedback for Deeper Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The valuable information, in many cases, aligns with what the research has said constitutes good feedback. While I presented the concept in my book, it wasn’t until recently that I saw an exemplary feedback log during a coaching cycle with Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah. Goodwin, B. & Miller, K.

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Improvement is a Never-Ending Process

A Principal's Reflections

While you can read specifics by clicking on the hyperlinks above, the one common thread has been a collective belief held by all educators that improvement was and always will be a natural component of teaching, learning, and leadership. My work with Quest Academy Junior High School (UT) validates why change succeeds or fails.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform,” said Logan, an eighth grader at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. Logan Dubin, eighth grader at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. MESA, Ariz.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

ED Surge

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. Heather Brantley, an instructional technologist and teacher at a Texas junior high school, recognizes the value of integrating augmented reality tools into her lessons.

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The anonymous town that was the model of desegregation in the Civil Rights era

The Hechinger Report

The Coleman Report became legendary, fueling and informing debates that are still raging today. Good leadership and good will” had created a district where “not one school was left with an all-black student body.” Black and white students shared school leadership positions and leads in the class plays. One junior high, T.L.

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Reluctance to require suicide prevention education could cost lives, but it’s complicated

The Hechinger Report

Warning signs were given, statements were made,” and yet, Cossaboon said, those students “didn’t know how to respond and kept that information to themselves thinking that they were doing the right thing and not betraying that person’s trust.”. Birkholz believes state leadership is necessary.

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